Taylor Grove Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chandler, Ariz. High School: Hamilton Last College: Phoenix CC Height / Weight: 6-5 / 240 Position: Tight End Experience: TR

Earned one letter at Phoenix Community College . . . caught six passes for 66 yards in just three games from his tight end position in the 2011 season . . . junior college coach was Land Jacobsen . . . was a two-year letterwinner at Hamilton High School . . . started his senior season at tight end . . . lettered on teams that posted a two-year mark of 25-2 and won the Class 5A state title his senior campaign . . . caught nine passes for three TDs as a prep senior . . . was a 5A-1 all-region selection his senior season . . . high school coach was Steve Belles . . . born September 18, 1990 in Chandler, Arizona . . . chose Tulsa over Memphis and San Diego State.

Blankenship Player Comments

"We felt like we had a need with losing Clay Sears to graduation and really his backups, Michael Britton and Nathan Largen. We needed to have that physical, end-of-the-line tight end and Taylor gives us that physicality. He's a 6-4, almost 6-5 guy. He's a very physical blocker. He finishes blocks extremely well and has the maturity of two years of junior college to know that he can step in and help us right away."